Josephine Lien, Taipei; Adam Hwang,
DIGITIMES [Wednesday 2 January 2013]
US-based Marvell Technology has invested in
Taiwan-based SSD (solid-state drive) maker Memoright to form a strategic
alliance for combining its SSD controller ICs and Memoright's firmware
technology to provide complete SSD solutions, according to industry sources in
Taiwan.
Marvell and US-based LSI are the two largest SSD
controller IC vendors with a combined global market share of at least 70%, the
sources indicated. While LSI provides SSD controller ICs equipped with complete
firmware, Marvell provides SSD controller ICs which need clients to write their
own firmware, the sources noted. Since many SSD suppliers are not capable of
writing firmware, Marvell has encountered bottlenecks in marketing its SSD
controller ICs, the sources pointed out.
In addition to SSDs, Marvell will have Memoright
write firmware for its eMMC controller ICs for smartphones and tablets, the
sources indicated.
Taiwan-based SSD controller IC design houses
include Phison Electronics, JMicron Technology and Silicon Motion Technology,
with Phison being a supplier for several ultrabook vendors and JMicron
specialized in SSDs for industrial applications, the sources noted.
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